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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Opinion: I’m a gun totin’ Texas Republican, and I’m voting for Biden to preserve the Union – HoustonChronicle.com

I’m no Democrat. I’m a gun totin’ Texas property owner who called himself a Republican until 2016 when that title lost all meaning. Back in my school days, I was even co-president of the Young Republicans Club and supported George W. Bush’s election both times. I’m a graduate of West Point and formerly an officer in the U.S. Army. I led soldiers from the First Infantry Division into combat against the Taliban throughout 2011. To do all of that, I first swore an oath to protect this country against all enemies — foreign and domestic.

In the face of a national leader so toxic to the Republic and her people as Trump, the policy goals of his opponent become irrelevant next to the preservation of the Union. What we need right now more than anything is stable, honest leadership and serious accountability for those who’ve wronged this nation and her people. We need a President Joe Biden.

Source: Opinion: I’m a gun totin’ Texas Republican, and I’m voting for Biden to preserve the Union – HoustonChronicle.com

Some Things

WORDSNOW HEART

Some things are need to give up
surrender it and be nostalgic
Be grateful and forget it,

Some things are;
withered like a rose
has ending like a tunnel
and broken like a diamond

Some things are meant for
even if it is not our desire

Because some things are dropped by
to teach us not to stop
but put an end to

Some things are hurt us
even we don’t want it

Some things are have to put a period
rather to happens it over and over again

Things after a long period of time
You can look back on it
Like a children’s laughter
And leave it on the past.

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Facebook’s ‘Independent’ Fact Checks Face Quiet Political, Financial Pressures – Slashdot

Facing questions about a mysterious series of changes to some fact-check labels, Facebook recently wrote to a group of senators with an assurance: its fact checkers can and do label “opinion” content if it crosses the line into falsehood. What Facebook didn’t tell the senators: the company draws that line, and can pressure changes to fact checks & misinformation penalties. And it does. Facebook acknowledged to me that it may ask fact checkers to change their ratings, and that it exercises control over pages’ internal misinformation strikes.

Source: Facebook’s ‘Independent’ Fact Checks Face Quiet Political, Financial Pressures – Slashdot

California firefighters stretched to limits as wildfires double in size

California has requested for reinforcements as the fire department is strapped for manpower and equipment. Wildfires doubled in size, and evacuations are underway.

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California has requested for reinforcements as the fire department is strapped for manpower and equipment. Wildfires doubled in size, and evacuations are underway.

Covid-19: Nine new community cases in NZ | RNZ News – (what a real leader sounds like-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern)

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: “Villifying those who have caught the virus, or those who helped keep us safe by getting tested is something that I simply will not tolerate. It is those who shame others, those who seek to blame, they are the dangerous ones. They are the ones who cause people to hesitate before getting a test, they are the ones who make people feel afraid.”

She said New Zealanders needed to stick together, supporting each other and acting responsibly to defeat Covid-19.

Source: Covid-19: Nine new community cases in NZ | RNZ News

Genetically-modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida Keys to fight diseases – National | Globalnews.ca (does not address human urban growth fosters increase in disease carrying mosquito population)

Whether or not the modified mosquitoes can efficiently crash the population of these mosquitoes in Florida remains an open question, some experts say.

“The mosquitoes created in a lab have not gone through a natural selection process, in which only the fittest survive and mate. Once they are released in the natural environment, will they be as fit as the naturally occurring males and able to outcompete them for mates?” said Max Moreno, an expert in mosquito-borne diseases at Indiana University who is not involved in the company or the pilot project.

Another question is whether the mosquitoes may have other unintended effects on the environment. If a spider, frog or bird eats the mosquito, will the modified protein have any effect on the predator?

 

Source: Genetically-modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida Keys to fight diseases – National | Globalnews.ca

Coronavirus: Humidity key to minimize virus transmission — study

“Authorities should include the humidity factor in future indoor guidelines,” said CSIR’s Mishra.

“Based on research findings, for future scenarios, setting a minimum RH standard in public buildings” said the report, “will not only reduce the impact of COVID-19, but it will also reduce the impact of further viral outbreaks.”

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Dry rooms and air-conditioned indoor spaces hike Covid-viral infection, conclude Indian and German researchers in their meta-study. They’re urging optimum humidity standards for building interiors and public transport.